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RuPaul’s Drag Race type TV Show Network VH1 Genre Reality One look at Mother Minaj on the Drag Race panel, and it’s clear: All of these [drag queens] are her sons. Rap superstar Nicki Minaj will make her RuPaul’s Drag Race guest-judging debut on the upcoming season 12 premiere, and EW has the exclusive first look at the icon seated among the Emmy-winning reality show’s panelists for the first time. Image zoom VH1 Minaj joins the panel alongside longtime judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, and RuPaul herself, sporting a sheer dress and a crimson wig. “I pledge allegiance to the drag!” Minaj previously said in a promotional video announcing her Drag Race guest spot, which also teased her runway reactions — including particular praise for a contestant who looks “like a Barbie out of the box.” Minaj has yet to appear on Drag Race in the flesh, but has had a hand in shaping various elements of the show’s history, with season 10 competitor (and eventual All-Stars 4 champion) Monét X Change performing one of the most memorable lip-syncs to the rapper’s 2012 single “Pound the Alarm,” while Trinity K. Bonet previously portrayed Minaj during the season 6 Snatch Game celebrity impersonation challenge. Minaj… Read full this story